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Join over 200 million learners on Duolingo, the most popular way to learn languages! It’s free, fun and effective. The secret? Duolingo feels like a game and makes sure you stay motivated.

Over 30 languages to choose from - all completely free!

• "Far and away the best language-learning app." — The Wall Street Journal

• "A single app for language skills, self-improvement and digital escape." - The New York Times

• "Duolingo may hold the secret to the future of education." — TIME Magazine

• "...Duolingo is cheerful, lighthearted and fun..." - Forbes

Duolingo is changing the way people learn languages using advanced technology to personalize every lesson for you. Practice reading, writing, speaking, listening and conversation with intelligent Chatbots. Track your progress, earn rewards, and join the world’s largest community of language learners.

While all learning content in Duolingo is free, we do offer Duolingo Plus which removes ads and provides other helpful features. If you choose to purchase Duolingo Plus, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase.

If you don’t choose to purchase Duolingo Plus, you can simply continue using Duolingo for free. Current Duolingo Plus subscription price starts at $9.99 USD/month. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice.

5.2.25

5.2.24

(Translation: Czech, Klingon and High Valyrian are now available on iOS!)

5.2.22

May 7, 2018

New Clubs design, who dis? Check out the brand-new look for the Clubs feed, featuring fewer member activity updates and more fun challenges to test your skills!

For more Duolingo news, contests and product releases, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @duolingo.

5.2.21

Apr 30, 2018

Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.

For more Duolingo news, contests and product releases, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @duolingo.

5.2.20

Apr 23, 2018

Huge shoutout to the 500+ volunteers worldwide who have helped us bring new languages to all of you!

Did you know most of our courses wouldn't be possible without their amazing work? Thank you to our volunteer community!

5.2.19

Apr 18, 2018

Crown Levels add lots of new content to learn. Here are a couple of tips for making the most out of it:

- You don't have to finish all of the Levels in a skill! Bored with the basics? Find harder content in Levels 3-5 of Skills farther down the tree.- Running out of Health? Earn it back using the Practice button on the Health tab to brush up on weaker words.

5.2.18

Apr 16, 2018

Crown Levels add lots of new content to learn. Here are a couple of tips for making the most out of it:

- You don't have to finish all of the Levels in a skill! Bored with the basics? Find harder content in Levels 3-5 of Skills farther down the tree.- Running out of Health? Earn it back using the Practice button on the Health tab to brush up on weaker words.

5.2.17

- A LOT more learning content in every course!- Skills can now be "leveled up" 5x to reach harder exercises. Each level introduces more advanced vocabulary and phrasings to teach you more than ever before.- All your previous progress still counts, there is just a lot more to learn now.- No more struggle to keep your skills "golden". Complete a level, earn a Crown, and keep it!- Brand-new exercise types in some courses.- Fluency score is no more! We instead bestow you with Crowns - a measure of your overall progress in each course.

5.2.16

Apr 6, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.15

Apr 4, 2018

Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you. : )

5.2.14

Apr 2, 2018

Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you. : )

5.2.13

Mar 26, 2018

Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you. : )

5.2.12

Mar 21, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.11

Mar 19, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.10

Mar 14, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.9

Mar 12, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.8

Mar 5, 2018

When words and emojis aren’t enough, express yourself with the new Duolingo stickers! Now available for English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Japanese learners.

Update to get access and show us how you’re using the stickers!

Tweet at us @duolingo and share a screenshot of your favorite way to use them. We’ll ‘Like’ and share some of the best!

5.2.7

Feb 17, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.6

Feb 12, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.5

Feb 5, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.4

Feb 2, 2018

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

5.2.3

Jan 22, 2018

No major updates this week, just bug fixes and performance improvements and such.

5.2.2

Jan 17, 2018

Update on December's contest: thousands of you wrote in with awful, glorious, multilingual, and profound haikus. Our two favorites:

I study French toHelp African refugees In my town find hope

My German boyfriendIs not teaching me GermanSo I use this app

Happy 2018, everyone!

5.2.1

Jan 15, 2018

Why are you learning a language in 2018? Tweet us your motivations @duolingo. Note: no need for haikus this time (though no one is stopping you…)

May 23, 2018

Version 5.2.26

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5

179.7K Ratings

179.7K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

With its friendly approach and awesome updates, Duolingo’s long been one of our favorite apps for learning another language. Its secret: making the process genuinely fun. Engaging mini-games test your reading, writing, and speaking skills, and joining a club (where you can encourage and compete with others) adds a great social element. Bonus: all those languages and games are available for free!

Editors’ Choice

With its friendly approach and awesome updates, Duolingo’s long been one of our favorite apps for learning another language. Its secret: making the process genuinely fun. Engaging mini-games test your reading, writing, and speaking skills, and joining a club (where you can encourage and compete with others) adds a great social element. Bonus: all those languages and games are available for free!

Surprisingly good

Mar 31, 2018

Introduced Rat

I started learning German through this app only a week ago, and already I'm making significant strides in the language. I find it much more effective than dealing with a human teacher, since I'm not tempted to mess around as I would with a person. ;-) My only complaint is that sometimes I don't understand some of the insane grammatical rules, and it would be nice if they included detailed explanations.

Update: I am on a 253 day streak of daily lessons, and I can now usually communicate passably well in German, although I still make plenty of mistakes. You should be aware that the computer version of Duolingo is noticeably harder and more useful (you have access to discussion on each question) than the app version.

Update: I’ve been using Duolingo for 1,290 days now. Diminishing returns by this point, but it continues to get easier conversing (although I still can’t follow much fast speech on TV shows). I still make frequent mistakes but I’ll blame viciously cruel German grammar for that. ;-) Definitely use the computer version rather than the app. With the former I average more than one new sentence per lesson per day (even after all this time!) and usually make a mistake or two (without using any hints). With the app, I often complete four full lessons without making a single mistake (so it’s not as challenging). Regardless, at this point it really helps to read and watch other German material to supplement Duolingo. And find Germans to talk to.

Surprisingly good

Mar 31, 2018

Introduced Rat

I started learning German through this app only a week ago, and already I'm making significant strides in the language. I find it much more effective than dealing with a human teacher, since I'm not tempted to mess around as I would with a person. ;-) My only complaint is that sometimes I don't understand some of the insane grammatical rules, and it would be nice if they included detailed explanations.

Update: I am on a 253 day streak of daily lessons, and I can now usually communicate passably well in German, although I still make plenty of mistakes. You should be aware that the computer version of Duolingo is noticeably harder and more useful (you have access to discussion on each question) than the app version.

Update: I’ve been using Duolingo for 1,290 days now. Diminishing returns by this point, but it continues to get easier conversing (although I still can’t follow much fast speech on TV shows). I still make frequent mistakes but I’ll blame viciously cruel German grammar for that. ;-) Definitely use the computer version rather than the app. With the former I average more than one new sentence per lesson per day (even after all this time!) and usually make a mistake or two (without using any hints). With the app, I often complete four full lessons without making a single mistake (so it’s not as challenging). Regardless, at this point it really helps to read and watch other German material to supplement Duolingo. And find Germans to talk to.

Effective when properly used!

Sep 9, 2017

AlphaWolf19

I started using DuoLingo when I decided to learn Dutch and German to accompany my german studies in school. Now, I'm learning Danish, German, Korean, Czech and even just playing around and picking up on some Swahili. I really, REALLY can't express how much I love DuoLingo as a program. Now, I must say the app is not as "full featured" as the website. The web version is FAR superior to this app and I definitely prefer to learn on the web vs. the application. If you're starting a brand new language, the application is not the best place to tackle that. The website offers so much more including detailed explanations about pronunciation and grammar, as well as a timed mode which I actually really like. The app is useful, but I don't think it should be used for full time learning. It's good for when you want to practice or pick up a new lesson on the go when you have a few minutes to do so. Many people expect much more, and they're not satisfied with their results because they're not using DuoLingo how it should be experienced.

As for the stupid health system, that's another story. That doesn't exist in the web either, but I really dislike it here in the app. When learning a language, you should expect to make mistakes, and punishing you 1/5 hearts every time is a bit much, especially when the lessons can be lengthy.

Either way, the app is solid, but shouldn't be the only way you use the program.

Effective when properly used!

Sep 9, 2017

AlphaWolf19

I started using DuoLingo when I decided to learn Dutch and German to accompany my german studies in school. Now, I'm learning Danish, German, Korean, Czech and even just playing around and picking up on some Swahili. I really, REALLY can't express how much I love DuoLingo as a program. Now, I must say the app is not as "full featured" as the website. The web version is FAR superior to this app and I definitely prefer to learn on the web vs. the application. If you're starting a brand new language, the application is not the best place to tackle that. The website offers so much more including detailed explanations about pronunciation and grammar, as well as a timed mode which I actually really like. The app is useful, but I don't think it should be used for full time learning. It's good for when you want to practice or pick up a new lesson on the go when you have a few minutes to do so. Many people expect much more, and they're not satisfied with their results because they're not using DuoLingo how it should be experienced.

As for the stupid health system, that's another story. That doesn't exist in the web either, but I really dislike it here in the app. When learning a language, you should expect to make mistakes, and punishing you 1/5 hearts every time is a bit much, especially when the lessons can be lengthy.

Either way, the app is solid, but shouldn't be the only way you use the program.